Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 3
Regular Season Game 6
Played on Friday, April 21, 1972 (N) at Candlestick Park

HOU N    0  2  0    0  3  0    1  0  1  -   7  9  1
SF  N    0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  5  4
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Metzger ss                    4   0   0   0       1   0       1   7
Cedeno cf                     5   1   3   0       0   0       5   0
Wynn rf                       5   2   2   1       0   1       1   0
May 1b                        5   1   1   1       0   1       7   1
Watson lf                     3   2   1   0       1   1       0   0
Rader 3b                      4   0   1   3       0   1       0   3
Helms 2b                      4   1   0   0       0   0       6   1
Hiatt c                       3   0   1   0       1   0       7   0
Wilson p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ray p                       2   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  Culver p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       36   7   9   5       3   7      27  14

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Rader-Helms-May-Hiatt.
E: Metzger (2).

BATTING - 
2B: Hiatt (1,off Bryant).
3B: Rader (2,off Barr).
HR: May (1,7th inning off Barr 0 on 2 out); Wynn (1,9th inning off Morris 0
on 2 out).
SH: Wilson (1,off Cumberland).
GDP: May (1,off Barr).
IBB: Watson (1,by Barr).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cedeno (2,2nd base off Cumberland/Healy).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Speier ss                     5   1   2   0       0   0       0   4
Fuentes 2b                    4   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Mays cf                       3   0   0   1       2   0       2   0
Bonds rf                      5   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Kingman 1b                    3   0   0   1       1   0       9   0
Henderson lf                  1   0   0   1       3   0       4   0
Healy c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       8   1
Gallagher 3b                  4   0   1   0       0   1       1   2
Cumberland p                  2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Barr p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Howarth ph                  0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Bryant p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rader ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Morris p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   3   5   3       8   5      27   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Barr-Healy-Kingman.
E: Fuentes 2 (2), Gallagher (1), Cumberland (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Speier (1,off Ray).
Team LOB: 10.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wilson                        2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9
Ray W(1-0)                    4     2   3   2   5   1   0  20
Culver SV(2)                  3     1   0   0   2   2   0  11
Totals                        9     5   3   2   8   5   0  40

Ray faced 3 batters in the 7th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Culver 3-2.
.

San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cumberland L(0-2)             4     5   4   2   2   3   0  21
Barr                          3     2   2   2   1   2   1  11
Bryant                        1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Morris                        1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4
Totals                        9     9   7   5   3   7   2  40

Cumberland faced 3 batters in the 5th inning
IBB: Barr (1,Watson).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Barr 3-2.
.

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Ed Vargo
Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 16898


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants     
1. Metzger             ss        Speier              ss
2. Cedeno              cf        Fuentes             2b
3. Wynn                rf        Mays                cf
4. May                 1b        Bonds               rf
5. Watson              lf        Kingman             1b
6. Rader               3b        Henderson           lf
7. Helms               2b        Healy               c
8. Hiatt               c         Gallagher           3b
9. Wilson              p         Cumberland          p

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied to left in foul territory; Cedeno
singled to center; Cedeno stole second; Wynn struck out; May
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Speier flied out to center; Fuentes singled to
center; Mays flied out to center; Bonds forced Fuentes
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to center; Rader flied out to center;
Helms reached on an error by Fuentes [Watson scored (error by
Fuentes) (unearned) (no RBI), Helms to second]; Hiatt walked;
Wilson reached on an error by Cumberland on a sacrifice bunt
[Helms scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hiatt to second, Wilson to
first]; Metzger flied out to right; Cedeno singled to second
[Hiatt to third, Wilson to second]; Wynn forced Wilson (third
unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
walked; Healy was called out on strikes; Gallagher singled to
pitcher [Henderson to second]; Cumberland struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: May struck out; Watson grounded out (third to
first); Rader made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: RAY REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Speier doubled to
left; Fuentes flied out to center; Mays walked; Bonds flied out
to right; Kingman walked [Speier to third, Mays to second];
Henderson walked [Speier scored, Mays to third, Kingman to
second]; Healy forced Henderson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Helms flied out to left; Hiatt flied out to right;
Ray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cumberland struck out; Speier made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger walked; Cedeno singled to center [Metzger to
second]; Wynn singled to right [Metzger to third, Cedeno to
second]; BARR REPLACED CUMBERLAND (PITCHING); May grounded into
a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Cedeno to third,
Wynn to second, Metzger out at home]; Watson was walked
intentionally; Rader tripled to right [Cedeno scored, Wynn
scored, Watson scored]; Helms grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes flied out to center; Mays grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds singled to center; Kingman forced
Bonds (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Giants 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Hiatt grounded out (shortstop to first); Ray struck
out; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Henderson made an out to shortstop; Healy grounded
out (third to first); Gallagher grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
reached on an error by Gallagher [Wynn to first]; Wynn was
picked off first (pitcher to first); May homered; Watson struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: HOWARTH BATTED FOR BARR; Howarth walked; Speier
reached on an error by Metzger [Howarth to second, Speier to
first]; Fuentes walked [Howarth to third, Speier to second];
CULVER REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Mays walked [Howarth scored,
Speier to third, Fuentes to second]; Bonds forced Speier
(pitcher to catcher) [Fuentes to third, Mays to second]; Kingman
hit into a double play (third to second to first) [Fuentes
scored (unearned) (RBI), Mays out at home (first to catcher),
Bonds to second]; 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants
3.

ASTROS 8TH: BRYANT REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); Rader struck
out; Helms flied out to left; Hiatt doubled to center; Culver
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Henderson walked; Healy grounded out (third to
first) [Henderson to second]; Gallagher struck out; RADER BATTED
FOR BRYANT; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6,
Giants 3.

ASTROS 9TH: MORRIS REPLACED RADER (PITCHING); Metzger grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to
first); Wynn homered; May popped to first in foul territory; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Speier singled to right; Fuentes forced Speier
(shortstop to second); Mays flied out to center; Bonds made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           7   9   1    6
 Giants           3   5   4   10


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